Change of temperature for last 24 hours — Galveston 7 rise. Corsicana 7 fall. Indianola 1 rise. Louis Commercial Insurance Co. Louis, the failui e of which is announced in the dispatches elsewhere, had issued poli- cies to the following firms burned out by the late fire: T. Ober muller. Rinker, accompanied by her children, arrived in the city yesterday by the noon train and repaired to the store of A. Flake, where she remained till the afternoon, when she went to the ret-i ience of her mother, on Avenue I and Twenty-sixth street.
Kinkercamein response to telegrams from her relatives asking her to return. Tlie Reccnt SnUide. The correct name of the man who com- mitted suie'de May 28th, at Mr. Wilson, is R. S Raoul. Raoul, of Independence, La , a man of some prominence and an ex-Confederate offl cer.
Raoul has written to pan ies in this city for particulars of his son's death, and states that he can not account for his son's action. Galveston Itifle C lub. The members of this club meet at their range to-day at 7 a.
R freight depot, to shoot for the silver cup offen d by T. They expect, to have a visit during the contest, which will last till 12 m.. The match commences at 7 a. Fine Growth. Huff, of Co'.
Reymershoffer'a Sons some Irish potatoes, a sample of which has been sent the News They were raised on Mr. At least bushels of the finest potatoes have beea raised this season in his immediate neighbor- hood. H"ff states that trials have been made during the last few years in wheat and oat raising with the best success. This year's crop stands four feet high, and will yield heavily.
I»rep«rInsto Rebuild. It is understood that theg' ntlemen named were desirous of unit- ing with the Messrs. Blum to occupy the front on Strand and Messrs. Crawford held his lot, which ad- joins Blum's on the east. The present rates at which owners hold thier lots will afford the Assessor an excellent opportunity to get at their actual value. Local Personals. Andrews is in the city. Seeligson, of Cuero, is in the city. Cave, treasurer Houston and Texas Central Railroad, was in the city yesterday.
Departure4 via the gulf: T. English, New York; Mr. Jervey and Mr. New Orleans. The following additional insurance adjust- ers have arrived and gone to work: Mr. Black, Firemen's Fund; R. Spencer, Jr. Visited the Cotton Exchange: J. O'Riordan, Brenham: L. Round Rock; T. Willis: F. Raube, bid- dings; L. Seeligson, Cuero; H. Weiss, Cal- vert. Left yesterday via State of Texas, of the Mallory line: H.
Lees and wife, G. Smith, Mrs. Reynolds, F. L'eWolff, Wm. Hasting, Capt. Veille and wife, A. Homer and wife, C. Shi pi and. Edward Walker, C. Wells, wife and child, Mrs. Local Paragraphs. Mechanic No 6 will have a grand picnic July 4th, at which time there will be a trial of steam fire engines of different makes in the city. The ladies of the Presbyterian Church had another weekly ice cream and sherbet socia- ble at the parlors of their church last even- ing.
The residents of East End. If an officer of the law will patrol that locality about 5 p. The views are taken looking from a point in rear of Blum's, on Twenty-second street; from Market street looking north; from Mechanic street looking north; from corner Market and Tewnty-second streets, looking northeast, and from a point on the Strand looking east; the set giving the sites and showing remnants of all the prominent ruins.
Good Templars9 Entertainment. The i upper and entertainment given at Turner Hall last evening by the Independent Order of Good Templars was indeed a suc- cessful affair. About one hundred ladies and gentlemen were present to enjoy the feast and patronize the spirit of pleasure that ani- mated thei« ccision and inspired those who brought it into existence.
The following is the programme: Part First—1. Part Second —1. Reading -Woman's Rights," by Geo. Youn-r held his place at the head of the singers. Wm Dealv Mr. Dealy, chairman: J. G Reeve. Mrs Mael- tey and Mrs. Rowcn A most bountiful sup per was spread ana enjoyed by those present- TOilltary Orders. A general order from he ad quarters First T.
Rice, Assistant Adjutant General. Johnson, Assistant Inspector General. James Downing, Quartermaster. Trueheart, Surgeon. Higger, A. The companies will make monthly reports, to be sent to the As-s staut Adjutant f'eneral, and there shall be one drill per month in every command. Rutherford, of the Second Regiment has issued orders in compliant wjlh brigade orders, and intrusted Lfeut.
Foster, Corpus Christi, wiih iheir en forcement. VS Wy? By order of R. Colonel oommandir g. Conflicting Testimony as to V«lne of Property of Mr. Pursuant to tve order of ad journment the court of inquest imoaneled to investigate into the origin and causes cf the recent fire assem- bled in one of the parlors of the Tremont Hotel, at 10 o'clock vesterday morning.
Present—Judge Brosig, H. Labatt, attor- ney, and all the members of the jurv. Menard's agency. Know F. I effected insurance for Gardoni on April 1st. The Insurance was effected by my asking him if he had any insurance. He seemed anxious to have insur- ance. On the 1st of May be could not pay the premium, and we canceled his policy, making it terminate on the 1st of June.
He said that at that time he would want a renewal of his policy. On the 1st of June I renewed the policy for ten months. I paid for the first insurance. I boarded with him. On the renewed policy I credited him with the re- duced rate. He was to ray money Por his nolicy, but I told him that I would assist him to pay it bv boarding with him. When the policy on the 1st of June was given I made no examination of the property insured.
I work for Mr. Menard, both for a salary and for a commission. Wright sworn: Reside in Galveston and am a property owner. Am the agent of Mrs. On June 1st Gardoni was four months behind with his rent. I had talk- ed to hjm with a view to vacating the pre- mises. I think, in the early part of April. I told him that my instructions from Mrs.
Ha- gaden were to get him put out unless he paid his rent better. He said that he would pay the rent if time was granted him. I neyer talked with Mr. Chandy about occupying those premises officially. He asked me if there was goinsr to be a change «t Gardoni's. T told him that T did not know. I never told Mr. Gardoni that Chandv wanted the house he occupied. Since April 1st Gardoni has raid some rent.
On June 1st he was behind. Dur- ing May he failed to pav a full month's rent. I know no facts as to the origin of the fire. I do not know how Chandy came to suspect that Gardoni would vacate the house he was oecttpying. He was a tenant of mine atone time and naturally came to me for informa- tion. McKeen sw m: Reside in Galveston.
Am traveliug agent for Geo. On the morning of June 8th I was boarding with my family at Southern Hotel, occupying southeast room of second floor. Went to bed at Got up and went to my back window and saw some man who was crying fire and bring me some water. I do not know the man. I saw the fire a small blaze in Dirmeyer's yard on the steps. I think there were four steps on fire. To this man I said, tear down the steps. He was apparent- ly looking for a bucket. I watched the pro- gress of the fire until it ran up the steps and caught in the house adjoining and the end of the Bird Cage Saloon.
From the time I awoke it was from 20 to 25 minutes before any bell raner. I was not excited. I did not dress im- mediately. The fire went south in its course and came round in a circle to the billiard sa- loon. It was a considerable time after the cry of fire before Dirmeyer s building caught. There was only one man that I saw in the beginning of the fire. There was one bucket of water thrown by the man crying fire The fire ought to have been put out; it was but a small fire when I first discovered it.
If there had been a fire any- where else I could have seen it. I think that three buckets of water would have put the fire out, if applied when I first saw it. By the time the engine got there the fire was under good headway.
I lost some furniture, books and clothing by the fire. I was in my room until the window-sills caught. I do not say that it was twenty minutes before the alarm was given after I saw tbe fire, but that it was that long before the bells were rung. The roof of Dirmeyer's house was on fire before I saw any water thrown by the engines. I saw no effort made to save the Southern Hotel.
I had no idea that the hotel would burn. If there was any water thrown in the hotel it was after I left it. I saw them getting their things out. They coulfl not have saved a great deal of furniture, as the fire was burn- ing pretty well at the time they began to move out. I am a pretty goodjudge of time. From Washington No. Goggan sworn: Am a piano dealer in this city, and sold the piano to Gardoni for S on seven months time. Isold the piano in November, I have not seen it since I sold it.
Watts sworn: Am a resident of Galves- ton. Know Gardoni. About five weeks ago I had a conversation with Gardoni about the restaurant. I was not in the market, but he sent for me to come down. I did not ex- amine his furniture. This was my valuation of the place. I saw the dining-room furniture, etc. He-said he had business in his own country he wanted to at- tend to; this is the reason he gave for wanting to sell.
Aruttar sworn: Am an old citizen of Galveston. I used to be a waiter. Am now out of employment. I was in Gardoni's em- ploy until the 26th of April last. I was with hiin nearly nine months when I left. He wanted to reduce his expenses and he owred me money was the reason I left him.
I am on good terms with Gardoni. I was at my resi- dence on Avenue H at the time the fire broke out. He had little quarrels sometimes, but nothing serious. His business was not very- successful when I left. He had a few bottles of liquor at that time. If he had any quanti- ty of liquors I would have known it. There were no libuors in it while I was there. The key to it was hung up down stairs. I had the right to take it and go into the closet.
I have heard Gardoni say that he would like to sell out. In the month of April he was not much encour- aged with his business. I did his collection. I have been in the restaurant business in this city for nearly ten years. His business was about the usual busiuess done in his line. He l ad sporting men boarding with him. They are generally considered good pay. I know Louis Duinont. He had "a little difficulty about payment, but there was no hard feel- ings between them.
Louis is a good working man and a very mild man. There was noth- ing revengeful about him. Louis sued Gar- doni and that is all the difficulty I kuow of be- tween them. He i3 on Twentieth street, near the market. I have heard him say that he was a witness, but he did not say he was glad that Gardoni was burnt out. I had a conver- sation with 3Irs. Gardoni the morning of the fire. I assisted her to save some of her fur- niture. She said she had not saved all her furniture.
I have had no conversation with her since. Kearny: Am a policeman: my num- ber is 15; my beat from 22d to 27th, on the Strand. My watch is at night.
I was at the corner of 22d and Strand when I heard the cry of fire—in front of Lovenberg's. I think it was Willis who makes the round after Y-i o'clock, who cried fire. As soon as I heard the cry I opened the box and gave the alarm. It was very near 3. I saw a great deal of smoke and occasionally a reflection. After giving the alarm I ran up to the fire. That was the first alarm. The man on Market street did not give the alarm.
His box would not work. There is a box at Shaw's corner and another at Robira's drug store Some- times the boxes get out of crder and we have to go to another and give the alarm. Six and seven rang. I heard them as I ran up to the fire. It was about seven or eight minutes be- fore a stream of water played on the building after the alarm was sounded. When I got to the fire I ran into Gardoni's and had t j get out; the flames were ou the inside.
I went westward waking people up. I did not go back in the alley. I was occupied in gettiug out property and guarding it on Market street, lliere was no fire in Dirmeyer's when 1 first got to the corner of 22d. There were very few persons there when I reached the place of the lire.
I think there were cot more than five or six persons there. It was about 3. Just as soon as the alarm struck five the bell began to ring. I know the entrance from 22d street and from the back ailey to Dirmeyer's. When I got to the build- ing the steps were not on fire. The fire was inside of Gardoni's building and in the rear If the steps in the rear of Dirmeyer's were on fire 1 did not see it. I saw Murray after I got to the fire.
We worked together ail night. Charles Dirmeyer sworn: Reside in the city of Galveston. Was interested in the busi- ness done in what was called the Bird Cage Saloon. Between 3 and 1 o'clock the morning of the tire I was at home asleep. I know of no occupants in the building who were awake between U o'clock and daylight.
The billiard saloon the right before the fire was closed about 10 o'clock, the bar-room was closed about five minutes to 12 o'cloc k; the cigar stand closed about 11 o'clock. No one slept in th se rooms. Up stairt a man named John Hudson and a colored man named Green were in the habit of sleeping.
Up stairs is a gam- ing room. Since the first of June I can not say that thhere has been any gaming in the house, as I never go up stairs except when called on particu'ar business. I never heard any one say who had lost money in the build- ing that they wished it burnt down.
I know of no one wjio bates Dirmeyer so much as to set the house on fire—there may be. I have no theory as to how the fire originated. When I got down tbe Bird Cage and Gaidoni's build- ing were on flre and pretty we 1 enveloped in names. I have been around the back stairs frequently. I never saw ar y ashes thrown aooutthem.
If anything had been placed there calculated to produce a tire I would have There was no indication for a. Nothing in the w. No one had any Uism-ss in a, tLaMn-ur of tbe nigh ,. Lately we have tried iu»urance oil. They had not been filled for a day or two. I did a little of everything about the building. I kept books, aiiended in the billiard saloon, and assisted i i the bar. A boy up stairs brought down Orders, and carried drinks up when they were ordered. The boy came down the night be- fore the fire and filled an order.
I do not know that the game was going on. The drinks are always paid for. Smith, John Hud- son, Mr. Smith again, and Green the colored boy, work up stairs. We have two boys, and both of them fill the lamps. We did not have over a gallon of oil stored in the bar. The names of the boys are Madison and Frank Harris.
George Dirmeyer sworn: I am the proprie tor of the Bird Cage saloon. When I got to the fire it was coming out of Gardoni's glass show case. My bar-room was not on fire. I do not know that the stairs were on fire. A yellow man broke the doors open and I tried to save my books. While feeling around the meter I saw the flames coming through the partition.
I can not say how long it was before water was thrown. There was wat er thrown before I noticed. I do not know who saved the billiard tables. The saloon was on fire be- fore anything in the billiard saloon was touched. Gardoni's house was we'l on fire be- fore anything was moved.
Up stairs was a gaming saloon. I know of no one who has lost anything lately. I have lost more than I have won. I do not know that I have an en- emy in the world. It sometimes happens that I do not go up stairs for two weeks at a time.
My brother WTash generally closes the house. Smith can tell when the house was closed the night before the fire. Wo have been using oil, and bought in cans of ten gallons. The lamps ware filled in what was once used as a wash room. They were not filled on the steps.
There was no waste of tho oil. I was careful about this work. The can was always left in the bar-room at night. The steps that led up from the rear were in Gardoni's house, but also opened into my house.
I had no business with the building to which the steps were attached. I have no theory as to the origin of the fire When I got there the fire was coming out at the show- case window. No person connected with my building or business had any reason to be on the back stairs. Fire has originated in the neighborhood twice since I have had that building.
The first time I am sure it was the work of an incendiary. Then Mr. Goggan occupied the building. I remember of one lamp in Madam Paul's yard exploding. Late- ly I have had a sick child and have gone home early. I never heard of grease catch- ing fire in Gardoni's the morning before the fire. I had stock euough to run me until after the fall. I owned the fixtures in the cigar stand. I have often passed through and look out fire.
Whenever I saw a light I generally went to see what it was. About two months ago I went to the rear and saw a light, and looked through the window and saw it was the cook making fire.
I am first assistant engineer of the Fi Department. The only good cistern in the neighborhood was in rear of the Girardin building. This cistern was of easy access for the engines. I think the engines were as ex- peditious in their work as possible.
After the cistern near E. Bremond's had been pumped out, I ordered one of the engines to be changed; but we had not sufficient hose to answer the purposes of the fire, and a good many sections of what we had burst. When the Southern Hotel caught fire I was hunting water for engine No. I always act under orders. In order to supply hose for the steam- ers I had to take two sections from hand-en- gine No. Sand two sections from No.
I blame the city for not supplying sufficient hose. If we had had hose enough I would have placed all the engines at the bay. An engine can not be placed in position in an alley in less than five minutes. David Smith sworn: Reside in Galveston. Do business in second story of the Dirmeyer building. Closed the night before the fire about Jo minutes to 2 o'clock. At the time I closed there were two persons in the room— my assistant and a colored boy.
The last guest left about half an hour before I closed. There was no one who appeared to be dissat- isfied in the room the night before the fire. We have had no one in the last month or two who has lost much money. I know of no one who would burn down the building on account of the business carried on in it. We burnt gas up stairs. Used the stairs leading to the rear occasionally, but generally persons went down the front way. I was at home when the fire broke out.
Strand was half burnt down before I knew anything about it. I have been with the house about six months. Lately, business has been light. Persons coming in always did so by the front stairway. The servaut sometimes went down the rear way.
He could have gone down there without my knowing it. Court adjourned until 10 o'clock this morn- iug. The annual commencement exercises of Mrs. Briggs'8 Galveston Academy took place at the Opera House, last evening, in presence of a crowded house, which testified apprecia- tion of the labors of the teachers as exempli- fied in the commendable efforts of the pupils, by frequent applause. The programme gave ample scope for the varied accomplishments ol',the pupils, of whom it may be said all did well.
Charade—"Testing Her Scholars. Declamation in German , Miss Adele Becker. Song, Miss Alice Davidson. Charade—''Sewing Circle. The new In! June 3. He came to the county thieves picked their tomatoes, John curred' Tuesday evening.
The only died the St. Texas, June 2,.! Yield was bolding the pipe In his gg band when the shett exploded and 'escaped injury. The Ha"nk car was badly death by the jury. Met Noa-ember. LO, June 2. Kothman, Mason coun ty ranchman, sought to round up deer on hts place recently for ship- ment to other Texas game pre- ,.
Texas, June 2. Farm crops will be? William A. CrtttchfleJd, for the past late and Operations now are be a long step toward tries of tho world. Show all pages in this issue. This issue can be searched.
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